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Afghans' lives have become "unbearably hard" due to rise in poverty: WFP
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Since Taliban seized power in Afghanistan after withdrawal of US troops, the country has witnessed a surge in poverty, unemployment and extreme food insecurity. Moreover, the economic crisis wiped out jobs, salaries and livelihoods across Afghanistan.
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19 million Afghans face food insecurity: World Food Programme
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 17 (ANI): The World Food Program estimated that nearly 19 million Afghans are facing food insecurity on the occasion of World Food Day.
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World Food Programme to help 15 million Afghans overcome food crisis till
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing food insecurity in Afghanistan, the World Food Programme (WFP) is set to provide more than 15 million Afghans with food assistance every month till March 2023.
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World Food Programme calls for USD 1.1 bn aid for food-insecure Afghans
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 28 (ANI): Due to a massive surge in food insecurity amid the Ukraine war, the World Food Programme has called for USD 1.1 billion to continue delivering monthly food and nutritional assistance for the next six months to 15 million acutely food-insecure people i
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World Food Program, UN express concern over food insecurity, economic cris
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 11 (ANI): World Food Program (WFP) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Afghanistan condemned the ongoing economic crisis in Afghanistan as people in the country are on the brink of starvation and facing pove
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25 mn Afghans living in poverty: UN body for humanitarian affairs
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 10 (ANI): As Afghanistan continues to witness a debilitating rights situation, the UN body for humanitarian affairs expressed concerns over the grave condition pointing out that 25 million people in the country are living in poverty, media reports said.
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UN expresses concern over food security as Pak floods threaten Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 3 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday expressed concern over the worsening flood situation in Pakistan as it will threaten the food supply to crisis-ridden Afghanistan.
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Sri Lanka's economic situation continues to deteriorate, inflation rate sp
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 30 (ANI): The economic situation has continued to deteriorate in Sri Lanka, with the headline inflation rate spiking to another record high in July, World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
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Japan provides food assistance worth USD 1.5 million to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 30 (ANI): Sri Lanka, on Monday, received the first tranche of food assistance valued at USD 1.5 million from the government of Japan, which was provided through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
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WFP warns of starvation in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 28 (ANI): The World Food Programme (WFP) for Afghanistan on Sunday said that the economic situation in Afghanistan is getting worse and tens of millions of people in this country need food aid.
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Ukraine conflict jacks up food insecurity among developing nations
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], August 27 (ANI): United Nations recently voiced concern over the global repercussions of the Ukraine conflict, saying that it has increased the risk of food insecurity among developing countries.
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Govt using innovative solutions to make public delivery system more effect
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): The government is using innovative solutions to make the public delivery system more effective and efficient, Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.
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